Mind you, I’m 68 years old. But I remember when I was 7 and caught a Northern in our little cabin lake outside of Duluth. It was a skinny little thing but my dad let me keep it. I was shaking with weird excitement and the photo my dad took of me holding it up caught my equally weird expression. It’s a classic. And yes, we ate it. My dad wouldn’t have it any other way. With bones. ❤️❤️ A thousand thanks to you both who continue to make me look back to my amazing dad and how he would have so loved you.

@sherryllynnjones7077

2 жыл бұрын

Precious memories!!! Love hearing it, delighted! God bless you & yours ❤️❤️🙏☝️

Nothing on TV in the UK this evening and I been thinking to my self its about tile for simple Living Alaska to release a video. Thank you.

@0ldred

2 жыл бұрын

Spy who loved me on ITV!

@lynn437

2 жыл бұрын

TA Outdoors is another great channel. His Dad is hilarious!

@traceypotter7669

2 жыл бұрын

Never anything on the telly here in the UK 😂 And even if there was, I'd much rather watch Eric and Ariel!

@hxhdfjifzirstc894

2 жыл бұрын

Try smacking the top of the television and then cracking open a beer.

@jill7717

2 жыл бұрын

In the Netherlands it is the same…..nothing on the tv! Like any other day of the week…. 99% of watching “tv” for me is spent on YT/Netflix and all other things like that. I only watch tv when I know there is a nice film on or a tv show I like. Wish there was a 24/7 simple living Alaska channel 😂✌🏻😜

It’s sad to see Bo struggle, old age catches us all. We just lost one of our ACD’s we got both of them at 8 weeks that was 18 years ago the surviving sister is also struggling as well. They become your kids cherish the warm days for Bo’s old bones. Having the pleasure of your videos since you guys left Oregon the fact Bo and Bandit are almost with you guys no matter the time of year or the weather says it all about your guys character 👍🇺🇸🎣

I'm surprised you two don't wear bug nets. They are worth their weight in gold in such conditions! You can enjoy your activities in total comfort.

Eric and Arielle it a couple of years and I must say that I've watched nearly every episode that you have released on the channel and it never gets boring! Really really enjoy watching.

@BobL417

2 жыл бұрын

New thought about it before while watching your channel, but my youngest great granddaughter's name is also Arielle. Never heard that name before and now know two people.

You're truly living the dream. Even the mosquitos don't seem to spoil the experience. Thanks for bringing us along.

I enjoy seeing your weather reports including the time of sunrise/sunset. Please consider including them more often. Much love to you all!

Thanks for taking us along!

Tip for the jet foot... instead of replacing the liner, sand most of the grooves out and use the shims to raise the impeller to a business card clearance. You dont have to replace it till you cant shim it anymore.

You two are the best, you bring us so much serenity in these difficult times! Thank you for taking the time to include us in your trips to the cabin.

My favourite part was a hungry Eric saying the fish taco was HIS right before he gave it to Ariel 😂 true love right there ☺️ Really felt it when you lost the first batch of fish! Whenever I forage food I immediately almost taste it and start imaging all the ways to cook it so I can only imagine the disappointment ! Turned out well in the end though ❤️

Poor old Bo @8:38 .. I know the feeling when a flight of stairs seems like Mt. Everest .. hang in there buddy❤🐾🐶

I can’t think of anything better than spending a Saturday night being part of your adventure! Thanks for sharing. 💕💕

@catherinefoster1481

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed!

I’ve recently been going through some issues with my health. Watching your videos almost wipes away my worries and calms my spirit. I love the simplicity and authenticity of your videos...they take me back in time to a simpler way of living. Thank you for being a comfort in my life during a difficult time for me. ❤️

@leewillis2908

2 жыл бұрын

I found them when I was laid up after a bad car accident. I agree. The videography is amazing and just keeps getting better.

@desertfairychickres4021

2 жыл бұрын

Many Blessings

@bradhuff6879

2 жыл бұрын

Bless you and your health many prayers

@kathymcmc

Жыл бұрын

I've been disabled for 10 years. Watching them reminds of how life used to be.

@gloriatango1600

Жыл бұрын

Ditto to that post

" It was as round as a human thigh!" 😆 Love fishing stories

Aw Bo is such a good boy. I’d highly recommend giving him full spectrum CBD oil on the daily for his joints! It literally changed my 21year old cats’ life, he can now jump on the bed again with ease and everything. Love your doggos I can’t wait to move up to Alaska someday 😍🙌🏽🐺🌲

The underwater fishing footage was absolutely amazing!!!!!

@jill7717

2 жыл бұрын

It is amazing right? For a second I thought it was a frame still and when it shoot away it scared me 😂

I'm so happy every time you upload, and enjoying very much this alaskan summer all the way to Germany! Thank you for sharing it with us and keep on doing what you're doing! :)

@ninaarmstrong7744

2 жыл бұрын

Greetings to you and my homeland..born German my parents are German lived there for 31 years (NRW) immigrated to the states almost 14 years ago! Stay blessed 💕

@justinobyrne4143

2 жыл бұрын

Really miss gersmannn this is it

I actually swatted by my face when you guys were talking about the mosquitoes. They are horrible here in Minnesota as well. They are missed in the Winter…

MY FAVORITE CHANNEL HANDS DOWN! I told my husband "sorry babe SLA has a new video gotta go in and watch it". 🙂 Absolutely love your fishing/cabin trip video's. You guys are SO fun to watch!!! #addictedtosimplyliveingalaska P.S. I hope you guys decide to put out a recipe book. Love our calendar but would LOVE LOVE LOVE a recipe book with your homemade hamburger buns, tomatillo recipe, cowboy candy oh I could go on and on and on. Great job guys on this video!!

@MistressofWu

2 жыл бұрын

I'd buy that cookbook in a heartbeat!

@sherryllynnjones7077

2 жыл бұрын

And the dip!

@pjchermack

2 жыл бұрын

@@sherryllynnjones7077 agreed 100% or their sushi oh my word!

@vaporiiz

2 жыл бұрын

I would love one as well!

You videos is always enjoyable to me, the view of the lake when you were fishing is more than beautiful, it's extremely awesome and your videos are always the best in showing us how we are blessed with such a pretty vivid nature and we should be thanking God for it every moment of our lives.

Ive been fishing my whole life, pike as well. The reason why you're catching so many big pikes is the time. They are extremely active around twilight, as they prefer colder water (around 15°C). They, especially the larger ones, will simply hang out in deeper waters until it cools down, and then come up once the sun is starting to fade and the water becoming cooler again. So my tip for future trips: Go for other wish while its sunny, go for pike at dusk.

@frederickmoller

2 жыл бұрын

Me too, Pike are my all time favorite freshwater fish!

@charlenekociuba7396

2 жыл бұрын

@@frederickmoller but Pike are invasive and they must be kept, no catch and release pike in Alaska. It's probably same in other areas/States. In NY they are in Bear Mountain streams for sure, remembering catching those vicious fish, not my fav but when off duty, not commercial fishing, we had our fun recreationally. I absolutely enjoyed this episode, I was rooting for them to catch the "monster".

@tashahage1216

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always hated pike, but they’re fun to catch. Always caught the big ones on simple spoons in the middle of the lake.

@akindofmagick

2 жыл бұрын

I will never forget the first pike I caught, on Lake Champlain, Vermont side, when I was ~9 years old. Awesome experience!

So glad you both had a great fishing experience. It was a well deserved treat with all the hard work you two do. Bo and Bandit always warm my heart ❤️

It never gets old watching all your adventures! Great watching you two catching fish! Thanks for taking us along!

Breathtaking light at midnight! Still wish I could see it one day. Love the episodes at the lake cabin! 🧚‍♀️🐞

Good evening from Canada! I've never commented before but am a long time watcher. Lots of great pike info here for sure, but having lived in a mecca for pike all my life my only meager advice is that if you want the biggest (i.e. The Beast) of pike (as water temperatures warm up) the best way is to drop a dead bait (e.g. smelt or other local fish - 8-10") on the bottom and wait. Boring as hell but super effective. The big boys are mostly scavengers and not hunters. You guys are livin' the dream, thanks for sharing with us.

@alicecain4851

2 жыл бұрын

I hope they say if that works or not - and if they tried it! That would be so fun to know!

This couple is very interesting. They are the most collaborative, industrious and productive folks that I have ever seen. The videos give me a wonderful window into what I wish my world could be like... if I was only 40 years younger with their energy, strength and endurance. Informative, inspiring, peaceful and quaint. I just discovered their channel yesterday and I have been watching them for hours over the past day. They will make wonderful parents to some very lucky children some day.

"Makes me even more motivated to catch a fish for tomorrow since we have nothing else to eat." LOL! 🐟🍽️

I know I always say this here but the cabin videos are my favorite! For some reason it makes me feel like I'm also on a weekend getaway.

What beautiful scenery!!!😍😍😍 That fishing was intense!!!😎😎😎 I Love it when y'all get shots of the planes landing and/or taking off from the water!!!💯💯💯 Much Love from FL 💖💞🌴💖💞🌴💖💞🌴

Good video on how to fillet Pike into 5 boneless filets out there by Thundermist Lures. Worth a watch!

Beautiful! Man those fish! 😍 What the..an actual human thigh? 😳

Is Bo doing okay? I love his big old face and gentle disposition. I hope he’s okay. Great video!

Hello from Virginia. Canning mustard greens today. Raspberry jam too. I have chickens now. Think they will lay soon. 6 hens 1 rooster. You have given me inspiration.

@biblestudywithus6011

2 жыл бұрын

We also have beef cattle

Setting the hook to fast wait like two or three second or until you feel weight on the line. Love your videos

your excitement is so contagios , i miss those days thanks for sharing

Happy Midsummer from Finland 🇫🇮❤️

@dr.trixiecp5651

2 жыл бұрын

hyvää päivää from 🇨🇦🤩

Mississippi watching

Thanks again, my friends. Just enjoyed a forty minute cool weekend on top of the one unfolding here.

It really is amazing how quickly it just becomes green everywhere!!

Gosh I love you guys! My all-time favorite channel. Sure wish I was there with you fishing!

Bandit just kills me with his energy level. I wish I could have the energy level he does at his age. Great trip! Glad y'all got some pike this time around. If it weren't for the chickens, do y'all think you'd consider spending a winter at the cabin? Also, what happened to Bo's back? Hope he's ok.

@colin8532

2 жыл бұрын

Was just seeing his back too. Hope it wasn't for removal of cancer or something bad like that

@t.r.l.4377

2 жыл бұрын

ja man......bo........ last dance i think....... can't take no more losses of furry buddys........ ✌

@TheWickerShireProject

2 жыл бұрын

You love this Channel too! Woot woot! This is how I imagine life.

@barbarabuchler9431

2 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I want to know, what happened to Bo‘s back? Both are so cute and I Hope everything is fine?

@PaullaWells

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWickerShireProject - Yes. I've been with these guys since they first moved to Alaska. Great people in my opinion.

“We tried everything in the Tupperware.” Got a good chuckle out of that😂.

"Pretty painful when it hits you in the face and you're going 30 mph" oh man!! That is rough. Super excited to do this with my partner and have some kind of fishing cabin experience(s) someday too. Really loved this video, all the ups and downs made it exhausting for the family I'm sure! But those tacos! 👌

Another vid from my favorite channel you guys are spoiling us! Excited to watch this adventure of yours after I just got done spending 7hrs in the garden repurposing materials etc to build my own tomato and cucumber cages (several!!! 60 tomato plants and 20 cucumbers etc) I’m beat from the east coast heat and starving lol looking forward to homemade chicken and shrimp fajitas, a glass of wine and your video! Sending many blessings 😊

Thank you-I NEEDED your post today!!!

Ohhh I just love watching you guys live off the land. Those pikes were awesome!! Great job. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

Amazing! Thanks for bringing us along!

Love your videos!!! On your hollow body frog, count to three before you set the hook. Your hook up ratio will improve greatly. I have been fishing only scum frogs for bass going in ten years now! The three count separates fish dinner from moose burgers!!!

Thanks for another great trip! I truly enjoy how genuinely excited you two are awhile catching fish! Can’t wait to see how the pickled pike turns out.

My mom's salmon ball / spread: -Smoked salmon - PNW style, not lox'y stuff! you can sub canned salmon + add liquid smoke after add the cream cheese if you can't find good smoked stuff at a reasonable price nowadays. -cream cheese -chives or green onion or red onion cut fine -capers - sometimes, she didn't use these all the time. Well chopped if the large ones. Sometimes she would just put these around the edges of the salmon ball for those who liked them. -parsley - cut fine. mix thoroughly, form into ball or place in nice container and refrig overnight to get best flavor. so so so good, it's simple, but the smoke is everything w/ the chives. Grew up in the Seattle area and every get together mom brought this, we never brought any home. It was always gone down to the last scrape. It's pretty much how people would eat smoked salmon on a cracker when I was growing up - but just mixed together so you don't have to take the time to make your cracker layers all nice! No worrying that something will roll off before it gets to your mouth ;-)

Love to watch you guys livin the dream.

Curious about what happened to Bo's back? The fishing was awesome. Do you leave a light at the trail head so you can find it in the dark? Perhaps you can make up an all natural bug repellent? My parents toured AK and also talked about the voracious mosquitoes. One tour bus was stopped dead by a moose leaning against the engine to drive off the biters. Will you be going back to some glaciers? Those are my favorite videos.

@robinjeter5487

2 жыл бұрын

I saw Beau’s back too. I hope they respond.

@EL-sw6zh

2 жыл бұрын

I saw it too and posted the same question. Hope he is okay. Looks like he had surgery

@michaelap4269

2 жыл бұрын

it seems to be a small skin issue ;) i'm glad it's nothing too serious. I love the 2 doggies

Thanks for the great videos. My long time fishing buddy and I head out to Kitimat tomorrow for salmon, halibut, and ling cod, prawn and crabs. Looking forward to it after a 2 year hiatus.

@ninaarmstrong7744

2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh that sounds amazing have a great time..now I want crabs 🦀

What a good life . Just keep safe always. Thanks for sharing your good life. Love from the Philippines 🇵🇭

Beautiful, fun trip! Thank you

The editing on this one is amazing guys. Thanks for the consistently amazing content!

Ahhh Ive been waiting for this trip. You guy should make it a tradition!

End of first night and sadly no luck😢. “Tried everything in the Tupperware” that gave me a chuckle 😂

Thanks for sharing your experience

Thank you for sharing your beautiful life with all of us.

Love what y'all do! Thank you for sharing your life with us. Cheers!🍻

You 2 are amazing. What a great life!

That opening....🔥

Love these videos. You guys live an incredible adventure every day. Thanks for sharing it with us!

Such a paradise. Love how respectful you are of the region and the resources.

My fave …thank you for sharing

The scenery gets me every time, amazing. 🙏 😊

Always fun to go off to a cabin! Love it when y'all go out there! Reminds me of my childhood going to our cabin!!

Hi guys! Try putting an empty water bottle tied to your fish line so if they fall off again, the air bottle will keep afloat for you to see it. Put bright flag on the bottle too.

@Kiki-D-Kimono

2 жыл бұрын

Finally an entirely useful comment about the lost line!

@sherryllynnjones7077

2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

Thanks for taking us on your wonderful adventures!

Big fun, thank you for sharing.

Stop whatever im doing when a new vid pops up in my notifications... love the content guys.

What happened to Bo? Noticed his back has been partially shaved off…

Congratulations! Thanks for taking us along!

Awesome once again! Thanks

Love the drone shot as you guys were leaving. Cool perspective on what the territory looks like up there!! How beautiful!! Was hoping to see the rocky creek you have to wade through😉. Thank for sharing your life up there.

The lure you took off your pole and said it was a crank bait is actually a Kwikfish . Usually used for salmon and steelhead fishing . Just an FYI . Love your show

What fun. Thanks for sharing.💕

I'm so glad you share your life with all of us. Thank you!🎉❤😊

I just love watching your vlog. Besides being such an adorable couple, I've learned so much about Alaska from you all. I also love the education you both give to me from gardening tips to how to clean a fish. Not that I'll ever use that tip, haha, but nonetheless good to know. I think it's the time for you all to build a huge room addition to your homestead cabin. You can add an inside shower, sink, and commode, but still have them supplied with water like you do now. You need that for the winter time. Enjoyed the video! 💞👏🙏

The plane landing on the water reminds of the time you came to the cabin, by plane, cool experience.....the drone shots were awesome 👌 Don't kick yourself over lost fish, it's food for everything else, but lesson learned....Spectacular vlog tonite 😀

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful! Love the scenery in AK. You two rock! Thankks for sharing with us! 🌞

The one thing I don't miss about my three years in Alaska is those damn Mosquitoes!!!! Another great fishing trip. The Pike fishing makes me wish I was back in Alaska!

@angelamarie4137

2 жыл бұрын

We call mosquitoes the "city birds" where I live because our town is surrounded by wetlands. When we moved here, the neighbor called them "bats" and said "don't get carried off by one." I thought he was joking until dusk. Lol

I’m so early I can’t believe it. Love y’all 💕✨

That was awesome! Outstanding production all the way around. Thank you.

So beautiful!!!!

I couldn't help but notice a big chunk of Bo's fur had been shaved off his back as he was leaving the cabin near the end of the video. I hope he is okay. I remember about a month ago he was mysteriously missing from a couple videos. I am guessing he may have had some kind of surgery. I hope Bo's doing fine. He seems like such a sweetie!

@SimpleLivingAlaska

2 жыл бұрын

No surgery, just a small skin issue. Bo is doing fairly well but he does prefer to spend a good amount of his time indoors and usually that is why he may not make it into a video (simply because we are outdoors). We appreciate your love for him, he is a sweetheart ❤

@sjackson99

2 жыл бұрын

@@SimpleLivingAlaska I was going to ask the same question. I always search the comments first. I think I'm the only one that does that.

sad to see all those damaged trees .. Great Video as always ! Oregon Loves you !

@magking1971

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks to the spruce beetle.

So beautiful, I’m so envious!

You two really get some phenomenal shots of your adventures!! I so look forward to your videos!

Another great video. Y’all are by far the ones I look forward to every week. I once had a whole stringer of bass eaten by turtles in Texas. It sucks when you lose fish😤. What happened to my buddy Bo’s back? Did I miss a video?

Have to say, how good has your videography and editing got?!? 😍

Wow what a day of fishing !

What a wonderful trip. Thank You for sharing. Looking forward

"Bandit, do you wanna..." Bandit - "Yes" "Beau, do you wanna..." Beau - "Nah fam I'm good, you kids have fun"

When your using the plastic frog try this: Once it hit count 1-5 and than set the hook. Took me a few times to figure this out but once you count to 3 or up to five then set the hook my catch ratio increased like crazy. Enjoy watching you two!

@tomgraham2987

2 жыл бұрын

Also try cutting some of the tail off. I would say about half, It seems to help some as well when using the frogs 🐸 and rats 🐀. Good luck fishing and enjoy your time at the cabin. God Bless

@kylemorgan8351

2 жыл бұрын

Rubber frogs "do not" hold up to a northern pikes teeth... they are designed for bass that have totally different teeth. Try replacing if you insist on using a rubber frog, replace the rubber legs with strips of pork rind or strips of beaver tail. Your frog will last much longer

This was an absolute joy. Loved the arial footage at the end...and the pike...and the eagle...and the beaver... Cheers!

Another great trip. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy that fish. Take care